Jetpack vs Structured Content
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| Feature | Jetpack v16.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.7/5 Visit Details | Structured Content v1.7.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 3M+ | 30,000+ |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | July 26, 2025 |
| Editions | Jetpack · Jetpack paid plans ($) | Structured Content |
| Pros | Many modules in one plugin, each switched on separately; Brute-force protection and an image CDN without extra services; Contact form with Akismet spam checks and entries kept in admin | Schema output for FAQ, job, event, course and recipe content; LocalBusiness markup through a shortcode; Free, with no settings screen to learn |
| Cons | Needs a WordPress.com connection to work fully; Usage tracking runs once the site is connected, with no separate toggle found; Paid plans gate some features, such as multi-step forms | Covers only specific content types, not site-wide schema; No sitemaps, redirects or WooCommerce support; Content editors must insert the shortcodes or blocks |
| Mentioned in our posts | 7 | 1 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | Yes |
| XML sitemaps | — | No |
| Redirects | — | No |
| Local SEO | — | Yes |
| WooCommerce | — | No |
| AI content | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Site stats dashboard, Brute force login protection, Photon image CDN, Social sharing buttons, Related posts, Newsletter and blog subscriptions, XML sitemaps, VideoPress video hosting ($), Secure sign-on through WordPress.com | FAQ and multi-FAQ output with FAQPage data, Job posting markup, Event and person markup, Profile page and course markup, Recipe markup, Block editor blocks for the content types |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | PayPal ($) | — |
| MailPoet | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | Akismet, WordPress.com | — |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.8.2 |
| Phones home | Yes | No |
| External services | jetpack.wordpress.com, api.bruteprotect.com, public-api.wordpress.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api.paypal.com, v0.wordpress.com, videopress.com, widgets.wp.com, pixel.wp.com, subscribe.wordpress.com | — |
| Blocks | 60 | — |
| Shortcodes | 60 | 9 |
| Custom tables | 1 | — |